Brian Bull
ReporterBrian Bull joined the KLCC News Team in June 2016. In his 25+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (19 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
An enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, Bull has worked with NPR's Next Generation Project geared towards diversifying the ranks of tomorrow's journalists. He's been a guest faculty instructor at the Poynter Institute on covering underrepresented communities. He's served as chair for Vision Maker Media, which supports authentic programs and documentaries produced by Native Americans.
Bull has a Master's Degree in American Journalism Online from New York University, and a B.A. from Macalester College where he studied Psychology, English, and Dramatic Arts.
He's glad to be home in the Pacific Northwest, close to his family, tribe, and the Oregon Coast. If only someone had warned him about the grass seed pollen every spring! Bull is married and has three children, and five cats. He enjoys photography, hiking, cooking, the visual and performing arts, and the occasional Godzilla movie.
Read how Brian's desire to spur reflection led him to a career in public media.
Brian has worked through the decades with NPR on its Next Generation Radio Project, which trains journalists from underrepresented communities to become tomorrow's reporters. Check out his latest project with Native American Journalists Association mid-career level mentees: https://naja-nextgen2021.nextgenradio.org/
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The Pacific Northwest’s premier truffle festival opened this weekend in Eugene, with a flurry of four-legged fungi foragers fighting for the coveted spot of top dog. KLCC was on-scene at the Oregon Truffle Festival’s big kickoff event: The Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship…and has this report. -
The 20th annual KLCC Brewfest offers a diverse array of beers, ciders, and ales…from an ever-diversifying field of breweries. We highlight one that infuses Latin American flavor notes into its beer.
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On the heels of its suspended operations, Eugene-based electric car maker Arcimoto says it’s had a record quarter.
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The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has issued its so-called yellow home wood heating days advisory for Eugene, Springfield, and Oakridge, due to a high-pressure front over the Pacific Northwest.
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In an update to a story we reported last week, two Eugene men have been arrested for a double homicide on the city’s west side.
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Springfield’s city council is losing a member.
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Beer lovers rejoice! After two successive cancellations, KLCC’s big annual Brewfest returns next month, Feb. 10-11.
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For nearly three decades, Bill Schonely was the “Mayor of Rip City”, announcing games for the Portland Trail Blazers. His final broadcast for the NBA team was in 1998, but he remained an ambassador and even had a desk at their Portland office. He died Saturday at the age of 93. Schonely was a guest on KLCC’s Northwest Passage in July 1999. His appearance is shared here as a special online tribute.
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The City of Eugene has dropped charges against a homeless advocate who disrupted a public event last June.
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One person is dead and another critically wounded after a late-night shooting at a West Eugene residence yesterday.
